Harmony Senior Services

Mom moved into independent living and loved her apt. Cleaning was not done on a regular basis like they said it would be. That we could live with, but she moved to asst living down the hall in July after a fall and 100 days of rehab. The directors of Harmony assessed her as needing top level care because she had a broken pelvic bone (after rehab) and in a wheelchair until it healed. The care was unacceptable almost nonexistent. They had two girls per shift for over 25 people. After 3 weeks without giving her a shower in the shower, along with a long list of complaints, we decided to move her to a private, smaller place near our home where the care is much better. She loves this small place and often says the people at Harmony left her in her dark studio room most of the day. I went daily and many times found her sitting in the room with no hearing aids in, no partials in her mouth and blinds closed, lights off. When I complained I was told they were in transition stage. When I gave notice, they lied about giving her showers. My mom has all her mental faculties and she told me what happened. I don't recommend Harmony. I was warned about it from my neighbor whose mother was in their memory care. She too was not cared for.

My parent was at this facility and from the top down they are don’t give [removed] about the patients. Phones ring and ring, stations go unmanned and when you do see someone they either ignore you or they say they will get on it but never do. Food is disgusting. Do not let your family member reside here.

They were the worst! Other families should avoid it, at all costs.

Hardly ever saw the staff, activities were very few and hardly anyone attended. As far as dining they either ran out of food, food cold, or not cooked. When I was leaving was when I found out that I had to give them 3 months notice. Here it's only 1 month. It's a shame because it's a beautiful building and the BEST FEATURE was that each apartment had their own washer and dryer!

They failed to provide the physical therapy that was needed to allow my loved one to return home. After numerous attempts they performed on 5 or 6 sessions and then stopped with no notification. When confronted for their failure, they said that it was denied by Medicare. After contacting Medicare we found out they only requested approval for six sessions. No other request had been submitted to Medicare for approval and no physical therapy request had ever been denied. Their greed for revenue turned out costing my loved one deterioration in her physical capability and ended up with her back in the hospital. I would never put any loved one into Harmony House their greed for revenue is their only objective and care for their residents is not even on their radar screen. Horrible, unacceptable and unforgivable!

0 out of 5 stars, or however many stars you choose, absolutely not. Harmony’s building may look nice, but the care doesn’t match. Families can be misled about what’s included, and residents who need more than basic care struggle to get consistent help from staff and the in-house doctor. Extra charges add up quickly, and some staff treat residents more like burdens than valued individuals. If your loved one needs more intensive care, I recommend exploring other options.

My friend was moved from a rehab to Harmony at West Shore assisted living after a hospital stay and rehab. She was rejected at all assisted living places because they said she needed much more care than assisted living. She could not stand, get out of bed, feed herself, but they took her, I fear, because they had many empty rooms. She had almost all meals delivered at a cost of 15 dollars a meal. She could not feed herself and at times the aides said, "it is not my job to feed her." I must stay that the aides and nurses were most kind and compassionate, but they too felt she should not be in assisted living. The sales staff and person who evaluated her did not answer calls or texts and after. a month an a half, we were told she needed much more help and was sent to a rehab for PT, OT and Sp T...after two weeks there she is now at Hospice. Harmony is a beautiful facility but they took her, when they could not take care of her, to make money. text an phone communication is awful

My mother has lived at Harmony for 6 years, and we have never complained until now. The latest executive director will get rid of staff or families who dare to complain about her non-compliance with DHEC regulations. I have to clean the outside of my Mother's toilet. Staff is instructed to not talk to families even with positive messages. Staff is discouraged from going the extra mile for residents. I have always conducted myself in a professional manner but yet today I was trespassed from seeing my own mother with no explanation from Harmony or the police. Good luck in finding out what is included in each level of care and how much you are charged. If you care about your family member do not take them to Harmony.

I think it's a nice place if the person doesn't need much personal care. They charged for more for personal care and I don't think they had enough people to provide it. One month was too much so we left to a real nursing home and it's much better.

my [price removed] to buy into that community and the lies I left and lost my [price removed] they trick me into buying into the community full of lies. I wish you'll hadn't of recommended this rental company and the association with them. After 30 days the won't give money refund and they make it to that point then pull the rug. I could have taken to landlord tenants court and win but my health is more important right now and fighting right now my kill me so I had to leave it was deteriorating my health. Not a handicapped friendly place.

I would NOT recommend. Paid a lot of money for services that we didn't get and they didn't care. Aides weren't trained and food was horrible.

They said all the right things but after seeing the issues in both handbook and lease agreement I had no faith that they would be able to adjust their policies to take care of my issues and reasons that were the most important needs for me I backed out. Costly error on my part. Now 6 months later got $[fee removed] statement with a highlighted sentence that not paid in 5 days I will get charged another $[fee removed]. Seven calls to business office over 6 days have not been answered. Called corporate yesterday to corporate office yesterday also unanswered. I’m completely out of any ideas on how to resolve this as I don’t believe I owe them anything or that any one’s calls are not being responded to. This an unacceptable way of doing business. It looks pretty. They say all the right things but be very very careful.

My mother needed care and we were charged for the highest level of care. In general communication of needs and care instructions was terrible. Some individuals were clearly more capable and compassionate than others. But generally I found my mother was left alone and not given even a minimal amount of care and attention. My mother was only there for two months and I consider my choice a huge mistake. When she died I was actively seeking a personal nurse and trying to make arrangements to bring her home. I was also spending much of my time there because I had no confidence in all but a few of the staff.

The administrative staff has terrible communication with residents. The food is awful, the cleanliness is mediocre at best, takes forever to get a repair taken care of. Definitely not worth what the residents pay!

If I could give them all zero... I would. Do not trust [name removed]. They forced us to pay for 24 hour care for my father in law because he had diarrhea and they were afraid he was going to fall. We paid around $[removed] extra to caregivers for 4-5 weeks before we could get him the hell out of there. Would not recommended to people if they don't want to have to move somewhere else sooner or later.

The center has extremely high leadership turnover. A staff member told me that they had at least 8 Executive Directors in the last 4 years. You never see leadership unless you go to "Family Night" then you can see them for about an hour...going to each table. I hear cursing from staff a lot when I am visiting my Dad.  Also, staff do not wash hands and look sloppy...not professional. I have to beg them to shave my Dad and clean his fingernails.  The Activity Department is a joke.  The activities are for babies not adults.  I never get a return call when I leave a message.  I am thinking about moving my Dad.  It is poorly run.

Harmony at West Shore was a terrible experience for my mother. I moved her out after 9 months. Friendliness- depended on who I interacted with. Harmony should be shut down completely.

They need to hire more staff. I don't have many good things to say.

Mom never went into the facility, and I'm still fighting them over a year later to get my money back as per their contract. I only dealt with the faculty as my mother took a severe downturn two days after I took possession of the room at Harmony and mom was not able to leave her other facility. They were friendly enough until I canceled things and then the nurse on hand said that I will not get that money back. It was almost $[fee removed] I gave them.

Often times they would sit her in her wheelchair in the dining room at meal time and just let her sit there even though she needed help with picking things up. Then they would take her back to her room with no food. One time a worker was throwing away flowers in her room that had died. She dropped some of the dead flowers on the floor and spilled some of the water. It was still there two weeks later when I was able to go back and visit. It had been left there and walked on for two weeks.